Kempton Express (Monitored)

13 Nov 2007 16:20Media Revisited

(Community: Community Affair)
Kempton Express has been the only newspaper in Kempton Park for nearly 24 years. The freely distributed paper's footprint includes Allen Grove, Aston Manor, Birch Acres, Birchleigh/North, Bonaero Park, Cresslawn, Croydon, Edleen, Ester park, Glen Marais, KemptonPark/West/Central/Exts, Nimrod Park, Norkem Park, Olifantsfontein, Pomona Ext3, Rhodesfield, Terenure, and van Riebeeck Park.
It aims to keep readers updated on local news, events, interests and issues affecting the community it serves. These include the community's school and sports news as well. Features and advertisements are published in English and Afrikaans to best serve both the community and advertiser.
Two weekly supplements are inserted into the newspaper. 'Auto Dealer' focuses on the motoring industry in and around Kempton Park and averages 32 pages a week. 'Homefinder' covers the property market in the area and averages 36 pages a week.
Kempton Express has a print run of 48 000 copies, distributed every Thursday, and respresented by the Newspaper Advertising Bureau (NAB).